 Our
Great Line-Up Of Special Chat Guests!: Here's our fall
line-up of special Guests for the chat room:
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VICKI STEEMSA: Editor-in-Chief of
Doll World Magazine. "Ask The Editor Chat"
on September 19, 2000
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NICK HILL: Expert on Barbie and
other Vinyl Doll Restoration: September 26, 2000
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FLORENCE THERIAULT: Antique
Doll Expert and Founder of Theriaults and Dollmasters October
24, 2000 (tentative)
All Special Guest Chats are on Tuesday nights
from, 9pm
eastern to 11pm eastern (which is 8pm to 10pm central, and 7pm to 9pm
mountain, and 6pm to 8pm pacific). There will be door prizes awarded
at all Special Guest Chats. Mark your calendars and don't these rare
opportunities to talk with and ask questions of some of the most renowned
experts in the world of doll collecting! The chat room is ALWAYS
open, and can be reached at http://collectdolls.about.com/mpchat.htm
The
Story of eToys: If you have any interest in the success (or
failure) of online toy retailers, don't miss this amazing 5-page article
in Fortune magazine, by Erin Kelly, about eToys and how it went from being
the darling of the online toy retailing world to just another dot.com in
potential trouble. From the article: "The story of Toby
Lenk and his online kids' emporium, eToys, is a distillation of the whole
manic-depressive history of e-tailing. Launched in the afterglow of
Amazon.com, the company went public last year in May and within five
months had reached a peak market cap of $10.3 billion--2 1/2 times that of
Toys "R" Us, its counterpart in the brick-and-mortar universe.
So what if Toys "R" Us had 40 years' more experience and $1.6
billion more in sales?" Don't miss the rest: The
Last e-Store On The Block.
The
World's Largest Toy Store: Will
be the new 100,000 sq foot flagship Toys R Us currently being built in
Times Square in NY. I wonder how big the Barbie department will
be? Rumor has it that TRU will close its current large 33rd Street
(near the flagship Macy's) store when the new store opens.
I'll
Bid On Anything: Don Fluckinger writes this great column if
everyone that is an online auction addict! New article every
week; I'll
Bid On Anything
 Mystery
Guide Of The Day: Did you know that we have over 700 Guides at
About, all bringing you the best on their topic? Click on the
picture of the Guide to find out who this Guide is and to visit her site!
Millennium
Ball Alex and Museum Gala Sold Out: Modern
fashion doll collectors should note that these dolls are sold out at the
Madame Alexander factory.
African
American Fashion Model Barbie Just A Rumor: The
Doll Attic reports that the African-American Fashion Model doll that
has been reported on some sites is just a rumor (unfortunately!)
About Dolls Daily
Archive:
September
6, 2000:
Does Barbie
Manipulate Children; Venus and Serena dolls; Baby Boomer Toys; Robert Tonner
18" dolls
September
1, 2000: Modern Doll Convention; New Barbies; John F. Kennedy
Doll; ViewMaster
August
30, 2000: Reproduction Dawn; Electronic Toy Shortage; Theriaults
Upcoming Online Auctions; Paper Dolls
August
28, 2000:
Auction-Site Shake-Out; Barbie in the New Millennium; New Links
August
25, 2000:
Ask the Editor Chat; AA Prince Ken; Doll Reviews
Upcoming Doll Events
- Blue
Ribbon HSN Event Planned: 8pm to
midnight EST on Friday, September 22 will be the
sixth annual Doll Collectors Blue Ribbon Event on HSN. The program will
offer many dolls that have been nominated for the DOTY awards from Doll
Reader magazine and also the Dolls Awards of Excellence from Dolls
magazine.
- Theriault's Marquis Trilogy Weekend:
September
23 and 24, Redwood City, California. Four auctions--a
catalogued auction of antique
dolls, a special vintage Ginny auction 'Hi, I'm Ginny" and a
"Barbie® Retro" catalogued Auction of vintage Barbie, Barbie
family and related accessories. Plus, a Discovery Day Auction!
Click here for Full Auction Information
- Timeless Treasures: The Story of Dolls in
Canada is on display now through
March 30, 2003 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec.
For more information on this huge (over 400 dolls) landmark exhibit,
visit http://www.civilisations.ca/cmc/cmceng/pr113aeng.html
- National Gene Convention 2000 will be held Oct. 20-23 at
the Arlington Heights Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago).
Registration is $325 and limited to 700. For more information, contact genecon99@aol.com
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Trade?
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everyone welcome; feel free to link to your eBay auctions as well! Visit the Dolls Forum to find out how to place your ad; if you
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2000 Doll
News Archive:
January
Madame Alexander 16" Fashion Doll; Mattel Execs Leave *
Doll Costumer Guild Announces New Publication; *
Barbie® PC; Barbie Auction *
February
Jill Barad Resigns From Mattel *
All The Toy Fair News! *
Toy Fair Recap; Toy Fair Toys are Technological *
March
New Theriault's Auctions; Dorothy Coleman Dies *
TRU Big Event, Virginia Graves Carlson Dies *
April
New Doll Books; New Barbie®
Releases in Stores *
Jill-Neimrow Nelson Resigns; Americana 2000 Projects;
Fashion Doll Convention *
Barbie for President, Sign Language Barbie®; Betty Spagetty and eBay Antique
Dealers *
Special Online Doll Auctions; Pleasant Co. Toys For
Boys, Cool Collecting Barbie®*
May
Pleasant Company Founder
Retires/Doll Discounts/Harley Ken HOT! *
Who's Brave Enough to Run Mattel/Hello Kitty Barbie®/Barbies in stores now *
Toysmart OUT of Business; Where are Asian Barbies; NEW
Mattel CEO *
June
Barbie®20001 line info; Gene
News; Sailor Moon NEW USA Dolls! *
eBay users dislike advertisements; GI Joe in a Dress; new
16" Fashion Dolls *
Barbie® Bazaar, ITCA, Simply Gene Platinum, Barbie
Convention
July
New Doll Costuming Magazine; Harry Potter
Mania; Dollmakers Convention *
UFDC Sky-High Convention Dolls; Online Convention Clubs
Voted In; NEW Fashion Dolls Magazine *
Paralymics Becky; Sotehby Barbie® Auction; HSN Doll
Event
August
New Elle Dolls; Teri Lee
Repros; iDolls Sale; TRU joins Amazon
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